INDIANAPOLIS – The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) announced Thursday that Drury senior Yaroslav Sharyy has been named the GLVC Player of the Year in the sport of men’s tennis. University of Indianapolis’s Asier Ayllon Prado was voted as the Freshman of the Year, and the Coach of the Year will be awarded to the coach of the GLVC Tournament’s winning team.
In all, a total of 17 student-athletes – eight from the East and nine from the West Divisions – were recognized as All-Conference honorees, while 11 were named GLVC James R. Spalding Sportsmanship Award honorees and Drury University was honored with the GLVC James R. Spalding Sportsmanship Team Award. Major award winners and All-GLVC teams are voted on by the league’s head coaches.
Player of the Year: Yaroslav Sharyy, Senior, Drury
- Earns Drury’s eighth Player of the Year honor and first since Nico Hadeler in 2019
- Went 14-1 overall and 2-1 in GLVC action at No. 1 singles.
- Partnered with Lukas Rieber at No. 1 doubles, going 13-2 overall and 2-1 against GLVC foes.
- Ranked No. 28 in ITA Division II singles and No. 22 in doubles.
- Helped Panthers go 12-4 overall and 2-2 in GLVC action to earn the second seed in the East Division in GLVC Tournament.
- Named GLVC Player of the Week on February 4, February 12, March 26, and April 2.
- One of two unanimous selections on All-GLVC First Team for his third-straight accolade.
Freshman of the Year: Asier Ayllon Prado, Indianapolis
- Ninth Greyhound to win GLVC Freshman of the Year
- First since Edgar Destouet in 2022
- Went 18-2 overall and 5-0 in GLVC action at No. 2 and 3 singles.
- Partnered with Tadeo Gaggiofatto at No. 2 doubles, going 7-6 overall and 4-1 against GLVC foes.
- Helped Greyhounds go 17-3 overall and 5-0 in GLVC action to claim the top seed in East Division for GLVC Tournament.
- Named GLVC Player of the Week on May 1.
- Earns spot on All-GLVC First Team.
Coach of the Year: Winner of the Tournament
- The Coach of the Year award will be presented to the coach of the team that wins the GLVC Tournament.
Drury University and UIndy headline the 16-member All-GLVC squad with three nods apiece, while McKendree University, Quincy University, and Rockhurst University follow with two each. University of Illinois Springfield, Lewis University, Maryville University, Southwest Baptist University, and William Jewell College round out the team with one honoree.
The selections include eight players each from the East and nine players from the West Divisions. Joining Sharyy and Ayllon Prado were two others from UIndy (Mathieu Derache, David Simeonov) and two from Drury (Matthieu Gachon, Lukas Rieber). The pair from McKendree (Seb Holden, Stepan Mach), Quincy (Joseph Restrepo, Iñigo Villacampa) and Rockhurst (Louis Keiner, Semyon Tsyrenov) were the only other multi-selections. Each with one honoree to round out the list was Illinois Springfield (Pable Herrera), Lewis (Indrek Soome), Maryville (Lorenz Biava), Southwest Baptist (Marcio Silva), and William Jewell (Ugnius Bickauskis).
The league also recognized Drury as its GLVC Men’s Tennis James R. Spalding Sportsmanship Award team recipient, as well as 11 student-athletes who have distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior. These individuals must also be in good academic standing and have demonstrated good citizenship outside of the sports-competition setting. The honorees are now eligible to become one of their school’s two Spalding Sportsmanship Award winners, which will be announced in May.
A complete list of the 2025 All-GLVC teams and postseason honorees can be found below.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Yaroslav Sharyy, Sr., Drury
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Asier Ayllon Prado, Indianapolis
COACH OF THE YEAR: Winner of Tournament
ALL-GLVC FIRST TEAM
Matthieu Gachon, So., DU
Lukas Rieber, So., DU
Yaroslav Sharyy, Sr., DU #
Pablo Herrera, Jr., UIS
Asier Ayllon Prado, Fr., UINDY
Mathieu Derache, Jr., UINDY
David Simeonov, So., UINDY #
Indrek Soome, Jr., LEWIS
Lorenzo Biava, Jr., MU
Seb Holden, Sr., MCK
Stepan Mach, So., MCK
Joseph Restrepo, Sr., QU
Iñigo Villacampa, So., QU
Louis Keiner, Sr., RU
Semyon Tsyrenov, Sr., RU
Marcio Silva, So., SBU
Ugnius Bickauskis, Sr., WJC
# Unanimous Selection
* Extra Member Due to Tie.
GLVC JAMES R. SPALDING SPORTSMANSHIP HONOREES
Lukas Rieber, DU
Pablo Herrera, UIS
Mathieu Derache, UINDY
Indrek Soome, LEWIS
Michel Delaloye, MU
Bendix Schroeder, MCK
Percy Siercke, UMSL
Inigo Villacampa, QU
Louis Keiner, RU
Bojan Radoman, SBU
Ian Lewis, WJC
GLVC JAMES R. SPALDING SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM AWARD
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